<hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong>OPENING EVENTS </strong></p><p><strong>Saturday, June 9</strong></p><p>10 a.m. Brief building dedication followed by museum opening.</p><p>10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jazz on the Nichols Plaza and Noguchi Court Terrace.</p><p>10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Family activities, including art-making and demonstrations in Ford Learning Center, outdoor chalk drawing, strolling entertainers and more.</p><p> 2 p.m. Lecture by Chris McVoy, principal partner for Steven Holl Architects, Atkins Auditorium. </p><p> 4 p.m. Lyric Opera sampler, Atkins Auditorium.</p><p> 5-8:30 p.m. Jazz on Nichols Plaza and Noguchi Court Terrace.</p><p> 6 p.m. McVoy lecture repeated.</p><p>9 p.m. Museum closes.</p><p><strong>Sunday, June 10</strong></p><p> 10 a.m. Museum opens.</p><p> 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Family activities.</p><p> 1 p.m. Performance by Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Atkins Auditorium.</p><p> 2 p.m. KC Rep performance repeated.</p><p> 4-7 p.m. Kansas City Ballet and Alvin Ailey dance company perform excerpts, Atkins Auditorium.</p><p> 5-8:30 p.m. Jazz on Nichols Plaza and Noguchi Court Terrace.</p><p> 7:30-8:30 p.m. Pearl Thuston-Brown, jazz piano, Atkins Auditorium.</p><p>9 p.m. Museum closes.</p><p><strong>OTHER AMENITIES</strong></p><p> On opening Saturday and Sunday: Audio-guided tours of the museum&#8217;s architecture, collection highlights, the &#8220;Manet to Matisse&#8221; exhibit and sculpture park will be available in the Bloch Building. The Reading Room in the Spencer Art Reference Library will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. </p><p><strong>PARKING </strong></p><p>On opening Saturday and Sunday: Parking in the museum garage is free. Also, a free parking shuttle service will run every 15 minutes from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The shuttle will pick up passengers at UMKC, 51st and Oak streets; Midwest Research Institute, 425 Volker Blvd.; and Kauffman Legacy Park, 4801 Rockhill Road. It will drop off riders at three museum campus locations. </p><p><strong>ADMISSION</strong></p><p>Museum admission is free</p><p>Admission to the two new special exhibitions &#8212; &#8220;Manet to Matisse: Impressionist Masters From the Marion and Henry Bloch Collection&#8221; and &#8220;Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography, 1839 to 1885&#8221; &#8212; will be free June 9 and 10.</p><p><strong>Free timed tickets can be reserved online at nelson-atkins.org. On June 9 and 10 free exhibition tickets will be available on the parking shuttles and at the Visitor Services Desk in the Bloch Building. </strong></p><p> Beginning June 12, timed tickets admitting non-members to both shows cost $8 for adults, $7 for seniors (over 55) and $5 for students, age 13-19 with ID. </p><p>For more information and tickets to the opening exhibits, visit nelson-atkins.org or call 816-751-1278 (option 2).</p><p><strong>MUSEUM HOURS</strong></p><p>Beginning June 12: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Closed Monday.</p><p> The Bloch Building lobby, including the caf&#233;, will open at 9:30 a.m. daily, except Mondays. It will stay open 30 minutes after the museum closes each day.</p><p> The museum store is open during regular museum hours. The Spencer Art Reference Library is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday; 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.</p><p></div>